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64TII Congress, ) HOUSE OF REPEESENTATIVES. ( Kj-^port 
fid Session. j ( No. 1495. 



A'OCATIONAL EDUCATION. 



FEBiiLTAKY 14, 1917. — Ordered to be printed. 



Mr. Hughes, from the committee of conference, submitted the fol- 
lowing 

CONFERENCE REPORT. 

[To accompany S. 703.] 

Tlie committee of conference on the disagreeing \'otes of the two 
Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 703) to pro- 
vide for the promotion of vocational education, to provide for co- 
operation with the States in the promotion of such education in agri- 
culture and tlie trades and industries, to provide for cooperation 
Avith the States in the preparation of teachers of vocational subjects, 
and to appropriate mone}^ and regulate its expenditure, having met, 
after full and free conference have agreed to recommend and do 
recommend to their respective Houses as follows : 

That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the amendments of 
the House and agree to the same with an amendment, as f oIIoavs : 

In lieu of the matter proposed by the House insert the following: 

That there is herehy annually appropriated^ out of any money in 
the Treasury not otherwise appropriated^ the sums provided in sec- 
tions two^ three^ and four of this Act, to be paid to the respective 
States for the purpose of cooperating with the States in paying the 
salaries of teachers, supervisors, and directors of agricultural sub- 
jects, and teachers of trade, home economics, and industrial subjects, 
and. in the preparation of teachers of agricultural, trade, industrial, 
and home economics subjects; and the sum provided for in section 
seven far the use of the Federal Board for Vocational Education for 
the administration of this Act and for the purpose of making studies, 
investigations, and reports to aid in the organization and conduct of 
vocational education, which sums shall be expended as hereinafter 
provided. 

Sec. ^. That for the purpose of cooperating 'with the States in pay- 
ing the salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural 
subjects there is he7'eby approjjriated for the use of the States, sub- 
ject to the provisions of this Act, for the fiscal year ending June thir- 



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tkth, nim fcen hundred and eighteen^ the sum of $500^00; for the 
fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen^ the 
sum of $7-''>0.000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth^ nineteen 
hundred and twenty^ the su7n of $lfiOOpOO; for the fiscal year ending 
June thirtieth^ nineteen hundred and twenty -one^ the sum of $1^250,- 
000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and 
twenty-two^ the su7n of $1/jOO^OOO; for the f,scal year ending June 
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -three, the sum of $1^750.000; 
for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen fiundred and 
twenty-four, the sum of $%,000W0 ; for the fiscal year ending June 
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -five, the sum, of $2,500,000; 
for the 'fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and 
twenty-si-i', and annually thereafter, the sum of $3,000,000. Said 
sums shall he allotted to the States in the proportion which their rural 
population hears to the total rural population in the United States, 
not Including outlying possessions, according to the last preceding 
United States census: Provided, That the allotment of funds to any 
State shall he not less than a minimum of $5,000 for any fiscal year 
prior to and ijicluding the- fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen 
hundred and twenty-three, nor less than $10,000 for any fiscal year 
thereafter, and there is herehy appropriMed the following sums, or 
so much thereof as may he necessary, lohich shall he used for the pur- 
pose of providing the minimMm allotment to the States prodded for 
in. this section: For the fiscal year ending June thii^tieth, nineteen 
hundred and, eighteen, the sum of $1^8,000; for the fiscal year ending 
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, the sum of $3^,000; for 
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, 7iineteen hundred and twenty, the 
sum of $2If,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen 
hundred and twenty-one, the sum of $18,000; for the fiscal year end- 
ing June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -two, the sum of 
$lJf.,000; for the fiscal year ending Jun£ thirtieth, nineteen hundred 
and twenty-three, the sum, of $11,000; for the fiscal year ending June 
thirtieth, nineteen himdred and twenty-four, the sum of $9,000; for 
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty - 
five, the sum of $31^,000; and annually thereafter the sum of $27,000. 
Sec. 3. That for the purpose of cooperating loith the States in pay- 
ing the salanes of teachers of trade, home economics, and industrial 
suhjects there is herehy appropHated for the use of the States, for 
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hwidred- and eighteen, 
the sum of $500,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nine- 
teen hnndred and nineteen, the sum of $750,000; for the fiscal year 
ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and, twenty, the sum of 
$1,000,000 ; for the fiscal year eliding June thirtieth, nineteen hun- 
dred and twenty-one, the sum of $1^250,000; for the fiscal year end- 
ing June thirtieth, 7iineteen hundred arid twenty-two, the sum of 
$1,500,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred 
and twenty-three, the sum of $1,750,000; for the fiscal year ending 
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred, and twenty -four, the sum of 
$2,000,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred 
and twenty-five, the sum of $2,500,000; for the fiscal year ending 
June thirtieth, nineteen hundnecl and twenty-six, the sum of $3,000,- 
000; and annually thereafter the sum of $3,000,000. Said sums 
shall he allotted to the States in the proportion which their urhan 
population hears to the total urhan population in the United States, 



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not including outlying possessions^ u( cording to tlie lust in-cccd'nug 
United States census: Provided^ 7 hat the allotment of funds to ang 
State shall he not less than a mijiiinum of $f)pOO for any fisccd year 
prior to and including the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen 
hundred, and. twenty-three, nor less titan $10,000 for any fsccd year 
thereafter, and there is hereby ceppropriated the following sums, or 
so much thereof as may he needed, which shall he used for the purpose 
of providing the minimum, allotment to the States prorided for in this 
section: For the fiscal year ending J une thirtieth, nineteen hundred. 
and eighteen, the sum of $66,000; for the fiscal year ending June 
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and nineteen, the sum of $46,000; for 
t/i^e fiscal year endivig June thirtieth, nineteen hundred mid twenty, 
the sum of $34,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen 
hundred and twenty -one, the sum of $28,000; for the fiscal year end- 
ing June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty -two, the sum of 
$25,000; for the fiscal year eiuling June thirtieth, nineteen hundred 
and twenty -three, the sum of $22,000 ; for the fiscal year ending June 
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-four, the sum of $19^00; 
for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and, 
tioenty-flvei the sum of $56,000; for the fiscal year ending June 
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty-six, and, annually thereafter, 
the sum of $50,000. 

That not more than twenty per centum of the money appropriated 
under this Act for the payment of^ salaries of teachers of trade, home 
economics, and industrial, subjects, for any year, shall he e.rpended 
for the salaries of teachers of home economics subjects. 

Sec. 4- That for the purpose of cooperating with the States in 
preparing teachers, supervisors, and directors of agricultural subjects 
and teachers of trade and industrial and home economics subjects 
there is hereby appropriated for the v,se of the States for the fiscal 
year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and eighteen, the sum 
of $500,000 ; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hun- 
dred and nineteen, the sum of $700,000; for the fiscal year ending 
June thirtieth, nineteen iwndred and twenty, the sum of $900J)00 ; 
for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and 
tuienty-one, and annually thereafter the sum of $1,000,000. Said 
sums shall he allotted to the States in the proportion uihich their 
population bears to the toted population of the United States, not 
including outlying possessions, according to the last preceding United 
States censtis: Provided, That the allotment of futids to any State 
shall be not less than a minimum of $5,000 for any fiscal year prior 
to and including the fiscal year e7iding June thirtieth, nineteen hun- 
dred and nineteen, nor less than $10,000 for any fiscal year thereafter. 
And there is hereby appropriated the following sums, or so much 
thereof as may he needed, which shall he used for the purpose of pro- 
viding the minimum allotment provided for in this section: For the 
fisccd year ending June thirtieth,, nineteen hundred and eighteen, the 
sum of $46,000; for the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen 
hundred and nineteen, the sum of $32,000 ; for the fiscal year ending 
June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty, the sum of $24-000 : for 
the fiscal year ending June thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty- 
one, and annually thereafter, the sum of $90,000. 

Sec. 5. That in order to secure the benefits of the appropriations 
provided for in sections two, three, and four of this Act, any State 



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shall^ through the legislative authority thereof, accept the provisions 
of this Act and designate or create a /State hoard, consisting of not 
less than three inemhers, and having all necessary poirev to cooperate, 
as herein provided, with the Federal Board for Vocational Educa- 
tion in the administration of the provisions of this Act. The State 
hoard of education, or other hoard having charge of the administra- 
tion of 2?w6Z^c education in the State, or any State hoard having 
charge of the administration of any kind of vocational education 
in the State may, if the State so elect, he designated as the State 
hoard, for the purposes of this Act. 

In any State the legislature of tchich does not meet in nineteen 
hundred and seventeen, if the governor of that State, so far as he is 
authorized to do so, shall accept the provisions of this Act OMd name 
a State hoard of not less than three members to act in cooperation 
toith the Federal Board for vocational education, the Federal Board 
shall recognize such local hoard for the purposes of this Act until the 
legislature of such State meets in due course and has heen in session 
sixty days. 

Any State may accept the henefits of any one or more of the 
respective funds herein appropriated, and it may defer the accept- 
ance of the henefits of any one or more of such funds, and shall he 
required to meet only the conditions relative to the fund or funds 
the henefits of which it has accepted: Provided, That after June 
thirtieth, nineteen hundred and twenty, no State shall receive any 
appropriation for salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of 
agricultural subjects, until it shall have taken advantage of at least 
the minimum amount appropriated for the training of teachers, 
supervisors, or directors of agricultural, suhjects, as provided for in 
this Act, and that after said date no State shall receive any appro- 
priation for the salaries of teachers of trade, home economics, and 
industrial suhjects until it shall have talLcn advantage of at least the 
minimnm amount appropriated for the training of teachers of trade, 
home economics, and industricd suhjects, as provided for in this Act. 

Sec. 6. That a Federal Board for Vocational Education is herehy 
created, to consist of the Secretary of Agricidture, the Secretary of 
Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, the United States C ommissioner 
of Education, and three citizens of the United States to he appointed 
hy the President, hy and loith the advice and consent of the Senate. 
One of said three citizens shall he a representative of the manufac- 
turing and commercial interests, one a, representative of the agricul- 
tural interests, and one a representative of lahor. The hoard shall 
elect annually one of its members as chairman. In the first instance, 
one of the citizen memhers shall he appointed for one year, one for 
two years, and one for three years, and thereafter for three years 
each. The memhers of the hoard other than the m^emhers of the 
Gahinet and the United States C ommissioner of Education shall re- 
ceive a salary of $5,000 per annum. 

The hoard shall have power to cooperate with State hoards in 
carrying out the provisions of this Act. It shall he the duty of the 
Federal Board for Vocational Education to make, or caiise to have 
"made studies, investigations, and reports, ivith. particular reference 
to their use in aiding the States in the estahlishment of vocational 
schools and classes and in giving instruction in agriculture, trades 
and industries, commerce and commercial pursuits, and home eco- 



VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. . 5 

nomics. Such studies, investigations, and reports shall include agri- 
culture and agricultural processes and requirenieiits upon agricul- 
tural toorkers; trades, industries, and apprenticeships, trade and 
industricd requirements upon industrial workers, and classification of 
industrial processes and pursuits; commerce and commerciid pursuits 
and requirements upon commercial xDorkers; home management, 
domestic science, and the study of related facts and principles ; and 
problems of administration of vocational schools and of courses of 
study and instruction in vocational subjects. 

When the hoard deems it advisahle such studies, investigations, 
and reports concerning agriculture, for the purposes of agricultural 
education, mjay he made in cooperation with or through the Depart- 
ment of Agricidture ; such studies, investigations, and reports con- 
cerning trades and industries, for the purposes of trade and indus- 
tnal education, may he made in cooperation with or through the 
Department of Labor; such studies, investigations, and reports con- 
cerning commerce and commercial pursuits, for the purposes of com- 
mercial education, may he made in cooperation with or through the 
Department of G ommerce ; such studies, investigations, and reports 
concerning the administration of vocational schools, courses of study 
and instruction in vocational suhjects, may he made in cooperation 
with or through the Bureau of Education. 

The Commissioner of Education mo.y niake such recommendations 
to the hoard relative to the administration of this Act as he may fronn 
time to time deem advisable. It shall be the duty of the chairrrban of 
the board to carry out the rules, regulations, and decisions which the 
hoard may adopt. The Federal Board for Vocational Education 
shall have power to employ such assistants as may be necessary to 
carry out the provisions of this Act. 

Sec. 7. That there is hereby appropriated to the Federal Board for 
Vocational Education the sum of $200,000 annually, to be available 
from and after the passage of this Act, for the purpose of making 
or cooperating in making the studies, investigations, and reports pro- 
vided for in section six of this Act, and for the purpose of paying 
the salaries of the oncers, the assistants, and such office and other 
expenses as the board may deem necessary to the execution and 
administration of this Act. 

Sec. 8. That in order to secure the benefits of the appropriation 
for any purpose specif ed in this Act, the State board shall prepare 
plans, showing the kinds of vocational education for which it is pro- 
posed that the appjropriation shall he used; the kinds of schools and 
equipment ; courses of study ; methods of instruction; qualifications 
of teachers; and, in the case of agricidtural subjects the qualifications 
of supervisors or directors; plans for the training of teachers; and, 
in the case of a.gricultural subjects, plans for the supervision of 
agricultural education, as provided for in section ten. Such plans 
shcdl he submitted by the State hoard to the Federal Board for Vo- 
cational Education, and if the Federal board finds the same to be in 
conformity toith the provisions and purposes of this Act, the same 
shall he approved. The State board shall make an annual report to 
the Federal Board for Vocational Education, on or before Septem- 
ber first of each year, on the work done in the State and the receipts 
and expenditures of money under the provisions of this Act. 



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Sec. 9. That the apjjropriatlon for the salaries of teachers., super- 
visors, or directors of agricultural subjects and of teachers of trade., 
home economics., and industrial subjects shall be devoted exclusirely 
to the payment of salaries of such teachers., supervisors., or directors 
having the tninimum qualifications set up for the State by the State 
board., ivith the approval of the Federal Board for Vocational Edu- 
cation. The cost of instruction sup plementary to the instruction in 
agricultural and in trade., home economics., and industrial subjects 
provided for in this Act., necessary to build a well-rounded course of 
training, shall be borne by the State and local communities, and no 
part of the cost thereof shall be borne out of the appropriations herein 
made. The moneys expended under the pjromsions of this Act, iii 
cooperation loith the States, for the salaries of teachers, supervisors, 
or directors of agricultural subjects, or for the salaries of teachers of 
trade, home economics, and industrial subjects, shall be conditioned 
that for each dollar of Federal money expended for such salaries the 
State or local community, or both, shall expend an equal amount for 
such salaries; and that appropriations for the training of tco.chers of 
vocational subjects, as herein, provided, shall be conditioned that such 
money be expended for maintenance of such training and that for 
each dollar of Federal money so expended for maintenance, the State 
or local community, or both, shall expjend an equal amount for the 
mairatenance of such training. 

Sec. 10. That any State m,ay use the appropriation for agricultural 
purposes, or any part thereof allotted to it, under the provisions of 
this Act, for the salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of 
agncultural subjects, either for the salaries of teachers of such sub- 
jects in schools or classes or for the salaries of supervisor's or directors 
of such subjects under a plan of supei'visiori for the State to be set 
up by the State board, with the approval of the Federal Board for 
Vocational Education. That in order to receive the benefits of such 
appropriation for the salaHes of teachers, supervisors, or directors 
of agricidtural subjects the State board of any State shall provide in 
its plan for agncultural education that such education shall be that 
which is under public supervision or control; that the controlling 
purpose of such education shall be to fit for useful employment ; that 
such education shall be of less than college grade and be designed to 
meet the needs of persons over fourteen years of age 'who have en- 
tered upon or who are preparing to enter upon the toork of the farm 
or of the farm home; that the State or local community, or both, 
shall provide the necessary plant and equipm^ent determined upon 
by the State board, with the approval of the Federal Board for 
V ocational Education, as the minimum requirement for such educa- 
tion in schools and classes in the State; that the amjount expended 
for the maintenance of such education in any school or class receiv- 
ing the benefit of such appropriation shall be not less annually than 
the annount fixed by the State board, with the approved of the Fed- 
eral board as the minimum for such schools or classes in the State; 
that such schools shall provide for directed or supervised practice in 
agHculture^ either on a farm provided for by the school or othe? 
farm, for at least six months per year; that the teachers, supervisors, 
or directors of agricidtural subjects shall have at least the minimum 
qualifications determined, for the State by the State board, ivith the 
approval of the Federal Board for V ocational Education. 



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Sec. 11. That in order to receive the henefi'ts of the appropriation 
for the salaries of teachers of trade.^ home economics., and industrial 
suh'jects the State hoard of any State shall provide in its plan for 
trade.) home economics.^ and industrial education that such educa- 
tion shall he given in schools or classes under puhlic supervision 
or control; that the controlling purpose of such education shcdl 
he to fit for useful employment; that such education shall he of 
less than college grade and shall he designed to meet the needs 
of persons over fourteen years of age %vho are preparing for a 
trade or indnstr'ml pursuit or who have entered upon the work 
of a trade or industrial pursuit; that the State or loccd community ., 
or hoth., shall provide the necessary plant and equipme7it deter- 
mAned upon hy the State hoard., with the approval of the Federal 
Board for Vocational Education., as the m^inimum requirement in 
such State for education for any given trade or industrial 'pursuit; 
that the total amount expended for the maintenance of such edu- 
cation in any school or class receiving the henefit of such appro- 
priation shall he not less annually than the amount fixed hy the State 
hoard., loith the approval of the Federal hoard., as the m^inimum for 
such schools or classes in the State; that such schools or classes giving 
instruction to persoiis who have not entered upon employment shall 
require that at least hcdf of the time of such instruction he given to 
practical work on a useful or productive hasis, such instruction to 
extend over not less than nine months per year and not less than 
thirty hours per week; that at least one-third of the sum appro- 
priated to any State for the salaries of teachers of trade., hom^e eco- 
nomics, and industrial suhjects shall, if expended, he applied to part- 
time schools or classes for ihorkers over fourteen years of age who 
have entered upon employment, and such suhjects in a part-time 
school or class may mean any srihject given to enlarge the civic or 
vocational intelligence of such ivorkers over fourteen and less than 
eighteen years of age; that such part-time schools or classes shall 
provide for not less tha/n one hundred and forty-four hours of class- 
room instruction jjer year; that evening industrial schools shall fix 
the age of sixteen years as a m^inimum entrance requirement and 
shall confine instruction to that which is supplemental to the daily 
employment; that the teachers of any trade or industrial suhject hi 
any State shall have at least the minimum, qualifications for teachers 
of such suhject detertnined upon for such State hy the State hoard, 
with the approval of the Federal Board for Vocational Education: 
Provided, That for cities and towns of less than twenty -five thousand 
population, according to the last preceding United States census, the 
State hoard, with the approval of the Federal Board for Vocational 
Education, may modify the conditions as to the length of course amd 
hours of instruction per week for schools and classes giving instruc- 
tion to those who have not entered upon emj)loyment, in order to 
meet the particular needs of such cities and toions. 

Sec. 12. That in order for any State to receive the henefits of the 
appropriation in this Act for the training of teachers, supervisors, 
or director's of agricultural suhjects, or of teachers of trade, industrial 
or home economics suhjects, the State hoard of such State shall pro- 
vide in its plan for such training that the same shall he carried 
out under the supervision of the State hoard; that such training shall 



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he given in schools or classes under 1)111)110 supervision or control; 
that such training shall he giren only to perso7is who have had ade- 
qv.ate vocational expenence or contact in the line of toork for which 
they are preparing themselves as teachers^ supervisors^ or directors, 
or loho are acquiring such experience or contact as a part of their 
training,' and that the State hoard, loith the approval of the Federal 
hoard, shall estahlish ndnimum requirements for such experience or 
contact for teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural suh- 
jects and for teachers of trade, industrial, and home economics suh- 
jects; that not more than sixty per centum nor less than twenty per 
centum of the money appropriated under this Act for the training 
of teachers of vocational suhjects to any State for any year shall he 
expended for any one of the following purposes: For the preparation 
of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural suhjects, or the 
preparation of teachers of trade and industrial, suhjects, or the prepa- 
ration of teachers of home economics suhjects. 

Sec. 13. That in order to secure the henefits of the appropriations 
for the salaries of teachers, supervisors, or directors of agricultural 
suhjects, or for the scdaries of teachers of trade, home economics, and 
industrial subjects, or for the training of teachers as herein provided, 
any State shall, through the legislative authority thereof, appoint as 
custodian for said appropriations its State treasurer, who shall re- 
ceive and provide for the proper custody cund dishursements of all 
mo7iey paid to the State from said appropriations. 

Sec. llf.. That the Federal Board for Vocational Education shall 
annually ascertain whether the several States are using, or are pre- 
pared to use, the money received hy them in accordance ivith the 
provisions of this Act. On or he fore the first day of January of 
each year the Federal Board for Vocational Education shall certify 
to the Secretary of the Treasury each State which has accepted the 
provisions of this Act and complied thereioith, certifying the amounts 
v)hich each State is entitled to receive under the provisions of this 
Act. Upon such certification the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
pay quarterly to the custodian for vocational education of each 
State the moneys to which it is entitled under the provisions of this 
Act. The moneys so received hy the custodian for vocational edu- 
cation for any State shall he paid out on the requisition of the State 
hoard as reimhursement for expenditures already incurred to such 
schools as are approved hy said State hoard and are entit/led to re- 
ceive such moneys under the provisions of this Act. 

Sec. 15. That whenever any portion of the fund annually allotted 
to any State has not heen expended for the purpose provided for in 
this Act, a sum equal to such portion shall he deducted hy the Fed- 
eral hoard from the next succeeding annual allotment from such 
fund to such State. 

Sec. 16. That the Federal Board for Vocational Education may 
toithhold the allotment of moneys to any State lohenever it shall he 
determined that such moneys are not heing expended for the pur- 
poses and under the conditions of this Act. 

If any allotment is loithheld from any State, the State hoard of 
such State may appeal to the Congress of the United States, and if 
the Congress shall not direct such sum to he paid it shall he covered 
into the Treasury. 



VOCATIOiSrAL EDUCATION. 9 

Sec. 17. That if any jwrtion of the moneys received hy the custo- 
dian for vocational education of any State under this Act, for any 
given purpose named in this Act, shall, hy any action or contingency, 
he diminished or lost, it sliall he replaced hy such State, and until 
so replaced no suhsequent appropriation for such education shall he 
paid to such State. No portion of any Tuoneys appropriated under 
this Act for the heneflt of the States shall he applied, directly or 
indirectly, to the purchase, erection, preservation, or repair of any 
huilding or huildings or equipment, or for the purchase or rental of 
lands; or for the support of any religious or privately owned or con- 
ducted school or college. 

Sec. 18. That the Federal Board for Vocational Education shall 
make an annual report to Congress, on or hefore December first, on 
the admAnistration of this Act and shall include in such report the 
reports made hy the State hoards on the administration of this Act 
hy each State and the expenditure of the money alloted to each State. 
And the House agree to the same. 

Dudley M. Hughes, 
w. w. euckee, 
CAiiEB Powers, 
Managers on the part of the House. 
Hoke Smith, 
Careoll S. Page, 
Managers on the part of the Senate. 



STATEMENT. 

There were 137 differences in this bill as it passed the House and as 
it passed the Senate. The Senate receded on 104 of these differences 
and the House on 33. The bill as it passed the House changed all 
of the dates in the measure, so that the appropriations will become 
available one j^ear later than provided in the Senate bill. This 
change, together with inconsequential changes in verbiage and punc- 
tuation, was responsible for a very large part of the differences in 
the two bills. The House provision, making the first appropria- 
tions available in the fiscal year ending June 30, 1918. instead of 
June 30, 1917, was retained in the bill. There were three important 
differences in the measures passed by the two Houses ; the provision 
in the House bill that home economics share in the fund provided 
for the trades and industries, the membership of the Federal board 
and its assistants, and the requirements for the acceptance of the act 
by the States. 

The measure as it passed the House included the field of home 
economics in the appropriations under the trade and industrial funds. 
The Senate receded from its objections to this provision. 

As there are six States (Alabama, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, 
Mississippi, and Virginia) whose legislatures do not meet this year, 
this fact having been brought to the attention of the conferees by 
Senators and Eepresentatives from those States, the conferees have 
endeavored to so shape section 5 of the bill that it will be possible 
for these States to accept the provisions of this act through their 
governors until their legislatures shall have had time to act. 

The measure as it passed the Senate provided that the Federal 
Board for Vocational Education be composed of the Postmaster 
General, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
the Secretary of Commerce, and the Secretary of Labor, and the 
board was authorized to select an advisory board of seven members. 
A number of experts and specialists were also authorized to assist 
the board. 

The measure as it passed the House provided for the appointment 
by the President of a representative of manufacturing interests, a 
representative of commercial interests other than manufacturing, a 
representative of labor, and a representative of agriculture, to act 
with the United States Commissioner of Education as a board of five 
to administer the act, and provided for the employment of such 
assistants as might be necessary. 

The provision agreed to by the conferees is a blending of the two 
proposals, so that the new system is to be linked with the Govern- 
ment by the designation of the Secretary of Agriculturec the SeC; 
retary of Commerce, the Secretary of Labor, and the Commissioner 
of Education as ex-officio members of the board, and the appoint- 
ment by the President, with the advice and consent of the Senate, of 

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VOCATIONAL EDUCATION. H 

rJ^S^^T^^^'^'V^ ^^'' manufacturing and commercial interests, a 
epiesentative of the agricultural interests, and a representative of 

Jabor, to act with them as members of the board 

fi.'^^'S"^!''T receded from its amendments to' the bill, which had 
he effect of merely " authorizing " the appropriations, 'and the ap 

feXce ""' ""''^ definitely made in the bill as reported from con- 

DuDLEY M. Hughes, 

W. W. RUCKER, 

Caleb Powers, 
Managers on the part of the Bouse. 



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